[Wpin]

Thanks for being honest Steve_Seattle. So many are under the delusion that pot is safe. My youngest asked for help last year getting off it as her addiction became uncontrollable and her quality of life was very low.

I am a recovering alcoholic and so brought her home for two weeks to help her through the roughest patch. Got her in outpatient program and went down to be with her four days a week for six weeks. It was so worth the effort! She is today a very productive, happy individual free from marijuana. I am very proud of her as well.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Thanks for being honest Steve_Seattle. So many are under the delusion that pot is safe. My youngest asked for help last year getting off it as her addiction became uncontrollable and her quality of life was very low."

As I indicated on a post subsequent to my original post, there may have been some other substance in my brownie that made it much worse than marijuana alone might have been, but I stick by my belief that marijuana can be very bad for some people.

My nephew came down with bi-polar disorder soon after he began to smoke marijuana, and I think there might be a connection. Plus, it does seem to trigger psychotic episodes for some people; for many others, it induces paranoia, and they stay away from it thereafter. Others stick with it despite the paranoia, and perhaps that played a role in the Michael Brown episode.